Shargorod (Vynnytsia, Ukraine)

Sharhorod

Last modified: 2004-07-31 by dov gutterman
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Шаргород

Coat of Arms
from the site of Ukrainian Heraldry

• Coat of Arms
• The City

See also:

• Ukraine
• Vynnytsia County

Coat of Arms

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"The modern coat of arms was approved in May 19 1995. In the azure field there is the St Phlorian in a azure knightly armour douse a fire by the water from a vessel, in the right hand he keeps a gules board with a three crosslike lances. The author is I.Yanushkevych."
Dov Gutterman, 13 July 2004

The City

From the site of Ukrainian Heraldry:
"The first mentions about Sharhorod refers to the XIV century. The town belonged to the family of the princes Zamoiskys. In honor of their ancestor Florian Sharyi the town got its name."
Dov Gutterman, 13 July 2004